Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species

Definition

This is an influential book written by Charles Darwin in 1859 where he introduced his scientific theory that populations evolve over generations through a process called natural selection.

Related terms

Evolutionary Biology: The branch of biology concerned with understanding how different life forms have changed over time due to changes in their genetic characteristics.

Adaptation: In biology, this refers to an organism's ability to adjust to different conditions in order to survive and reproduce.

Natural Selection: As mentioned earlier, this is the process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.